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Can we at least take a taxi to McDonald's?
Here is a first-hand account of one of the volunteers helping carry out civil rescue operations at the border in Podlasie. "On a rainy...
Sindhuja Sankaran
Jul 26, 20222 min read
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Hong Kong protests
The #HongKong protests began in June 2019 in opposition to a proposed extradition to mainland #China. Critics feared this could undermine...
Karolina Rybakowska
Jul 25, 20222 min read
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Chinese political refugees in Taiwan and Hong Kong
The #ChineseRepublic’s way of dealing with dissidents is harsh, regardless of whether political, religious or any other matter is in...
Annika Wrona
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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History of migration in China
China has been a country of migration since the ancient period. Communities from #CentralAsia, North #Russia and Steppe land would travel...
Upasana Ghosh
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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Refugee policies and attitudes - China
The People’s Republic of #China’s role in international refugee protection has long been overlooked. On one hand, The number of Chinese...
Sophia Graziano
Jul 21, 20221 min read
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Footprints of USA in Asian Wars - A historical perspective
Last year, after clinching a deal with the #Taliban, the #US ceased its 20-year invasion. What began as the USA’s ‘War on Terror’ in...
Anupama Ghosh
Jul 19, 20223 min read
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Trump's anti-Muslim bill
For nearly two decades and over three presidencies, the #US federal and state governments have violated the freedoms of their citizens...
Sarah Meier
Jul 18, 20222 min read
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Guantanamo Bay
It’s been 20 years since #GuantanamoBay - the #US high security prison located in Cuba – was set up, 4 months after the September 11,...
Nicole Di Stefano
Jul 17, 20222 min read
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Summit of the Americas
It’s been 20 years since #GuantanamoBay - the #US high security prison located in Cuba – was set up, 4 months after the September 11,...
Colin Wyss
Jul 17, 20222 min read
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Modern slavery - The real Mo Farah
A BBC documentary released on Wednesday revealed Olympic athlete Sir Mo Farah's harrowing childhood, after being #trafficked into...
Amber Johansen
Jul 15, 20222 min read
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Children at the US-Mexico border reunification
In 2018, the #Trump administration announced its "zero tolerance" policy, in which the Justice Department initiated criminal...
Hector Franco
Jul 14, 20221 min read
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Refugee policies and attitudes - USA
The #US#asylum policy is based on three requirements: 1. The applicant cannot be convicted of a serious crime 2. They must show a...
Marta Krzesińska
Jul 12, 20222 min read
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The lives of refugees in Ventimiglia at risk
Since 2015, the city of #Ventimiglia at the Italian-French border, is one of the most important crossing points in #Europe – seeing about...
Nicole Di Stefano
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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Calais: Equal treatment saves lives
The French city of #Calais has long been the epicenter of European migration. Ever since the height of the crisis the refugees...
Eleana Malanou & Katarina Pavičić-Ivelja
Jul 6, 20222 min read
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Yearly German 'Basic Rights Report' critcises the State's behaviour towards people from Afghanistan
Since 1997, a German civil rights organization has published the so-called #Grundrechte-Report (basic rights report) every year. It...
Annika Wrona
Jul 6, 20221 min read
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Should refugees 'prove their worth' to be accepted into host countries?
We all came across this story: In May 2018, the 22-year-old Mamoudou Gassama became a 'hero' by saving a child from falling out of a...
Annika Wrona
Jul 4, 20222 min read
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Refugee policies and attitudes - France
The percentage of the immigrant population in French society is not as high as in most of the neighbouring countries. Although the topic...
Marta Krzesińska
Jul 3, 20222 min read
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UK refugee housing crisis
For several years, scandals related to the reception conditions of #refugees, displaced people, and #asylumseekers have been pointed out...
Colin Wyss
Jul 2, 20222 min read
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Rwanda offshoring plan disregards human rights and international law
The Conservative government of the #UK introduced an #asylum policy on April 14 2022, allowing for export of #asylumseekers to #Rwanda, a...
Upasana Ghosh
Jul 2, 20222 min read
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Current treatment of refugees evokes UK's colonial past
As a consequence of conflict in countries such as #Syria, #Afghanistan, and more recently #Ukraine, scores of people have been traversing...
Anupama Ghosh
Jul 1, 20222 min read
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